That’s the best part! We’re all NPCs in other people’s stories _and_ the main character in ours.

You can do and be absolutely anything or anyone you want. Just gotta bear the consequences and that’s it.

Wanna live a homely life surrounded by loved ones? Go do it! Nobody is stopping you. Wanna galivant around the world having adventures with no roots? You can!

And when you meet a local npc bartender on your adventures, you’re just another rando tourist npc. It’s great

I disagree. We're in a multiplayer game, so we're all player characters. I certainly try not to treat others as NPCs in my story.

Commented elsewhere in the thread before reading the comment (a terrible habit of mine) and I fully agree. The way I explained it to my daughter is this:

"We're all someone else's NPC".

Yes, while I was reading piece I thought "This is parenting"

What a rosy view of life! There are no NPCs, everyone is a unique and wonderful snowflake!